viewdata

American  

[vyoo-dey-tuh, -dat-uh, -dah-tuh] / ˈvyuˌdeɪ tə, -ˌdæt ə, -ˌdɑ tə /

noun

1. an interactive videotex service provided over a telephone line or television cable.

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Viewdata British  

/ ˈvjuːˌdeɪtə /

noun

1. an interactive form of Videotex that sends information from a distant computer along telephone lines, enabling shopping, booking theatre and airline tickets, and banking transactions to be conducted from the home

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Etymology

Origin of viewdata

First recorded in 1970–75; view + data

Example Sentences

You often need special terminal machines to use some viewdata services.

From The Online World by De Presno, Odd